Comments for Sci-Fi MMORPG

Comment on Perpetuum by Gremrod

Gremrod — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:29:39 +0000

I run it with no problem. Great game!

Comment on Star Wars – The Old Republic by Captainzero

Captainzero — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:29:30 +0000

OK Now I’m jealous!

Comment on Star Wars – The Old Republic by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:39:44 +0000

Just gunna say this.. omg! beta-tested this and its rediculously fun. period.

Comment on Star Wars – The Old Republic is now available for Pre-order! by swtor-lover

swtor-lover — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:18:07 +0000

It really isn’t an issue that we can’t pre-order in Australia, check out this site: Pre-order SWTOR Australia It has instructions on how to pre-order and information regarding early game access etc so that us Aussies don’t have to worry about not being able to pre-order through origin! its got links direct to order pages where Aussies/New Zealanders can pre-order SWTOR, and the awesome thing is, we won’t be playing any later than official release countries (explained on the site) and it would actually work out cheaper than ordering from EB!!

P.s. they still got collector’s edition available so get ordering while they still there, i’ve ordered mine can’t wait to be playing with all you aussies who think we cant get the game!

Comment on Star Wars Galaxies is closing down! by Captainzero

Captainzero — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:00:41 +0000

Yes it seems the rights were handed over to Bioware. I guess Lucasarts figured it was a good idea to put all their eggs into one basket.

Comment on Star Wars Galaxies is closing down! by The Dude

The Dude — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:25:55 +0000

Well, there may have been a lot of fans out there (I once was), but SWG lost a lot of players when they released the NGE. I am an avid Star Wars fan, but could not stand what was done to the game in the name of “playability”. As far as shutting down goes (and I am not sure about this), but I have heard rumors that SOE lost the rights to use the Star Wars franchise, henceforth all the hush-hush from them, though I personally believe that they have never been as forthcoming with information as they should be.

Comment on Perpetuum by Captainzero

Captainzero — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:13:18 +0000

I would believe that actually. Just looking at the screenshots slows my computer down (well.. not really). Thanks for the feedback

Comment on Perpetuum by MikeZ83

MikeZ83 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:32:48 +0000

Gave it a try, but it was more like a slideshow than anything else. And we’re talking about a computer which can handle Crysis 2 at maximum settings and has a 32 Mbit cable connection.

Comment on Star Wars Galaxies by Captainzero

Captainzero — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:07:22 +0000

As mentioned in a recent article here at ScifiMMORPG.com, Star Wars Galaxies will be closing down on December 15th 2011. SWG will be sorely missed by a great many people, including myself. But hey, we still have about 5 months left so why not join me and see it out to the end. Apparently they are going to “finish with a bang” so it might be worth checking out.

Comment on Vendetta Online by Phaserlight

Phaserlight — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:09:02 +0000

The best game I’ve ever played, period. Words are difficult to describe my experience leading up to and discovering this game, suffice to say I had grown up on Macintosh computer games from the black and white early days of Crystal Quest and Broderbund, to shareware games like Ambrosia’s Escape Velocity and primitive 3D space sims like Lucasart’s X-wing. Escape Velocity held the most interest for me, particularly the space trade as well as the variety of locations available to visit and the feel of galactic conquest. I had the idea in the back of my mind that it would be just so great if someone would come up with a multiplayer version of Escape Velocity, and combine it with the 3D action of a game like X-wing.

Enter junior year at the University of Chicago, I stumble upon an obscure website maintained by one “roguelazer” urging players to join the “blue” nation. Shortly after, I am signing up for a “Vendetta Test” which offers a free game client download. Then in its alpha stages, VO shocked me with its depth in terms of graphics as well as physics. Planets rotated, space stations hummed, blinked, and were full of activity offering a variety of trade items. The space ships moved like fish, yet were able to turn in any direction obeying at least some of the laws of Newtonian Mechanics. The experience was amazing.

Since then I’ve watched Vendetta Online grow from a free engine test to a subscription based fully fledged MMORPG. It has been consistently maintained and developed by a small team of 4 (compared to other games such as Eve with over 600 on the development team) and gets more things Right than games that are far larger and mainstream. The only downside to the game is, not enough people play it! The universe never really feels “empty”, nonetheless I can’t help but wonder if it’s a trick of the market or lack of advertising that makes what I consider The Best Game Of All Time not to be more widely played. I say that having grown up on famicom (the Japanese version, circa 1985 Tokyo) and blockbuster games such as Fallout, Myst, Marathon, etc. etc.

At any rate, in this day and age where MMORPGs are a dime a dozen this one goes too easily unnoticed. But try it for yourself and formulate your own opinion. It’s free to download, you automatically get 8 hours of logged game time to try it, and subscriptions run as little as $6.67 per month ($9.99 standard). Speaking of which, the business model VO runs on is admirable as well; none of that item shop or “free area” nonsense. It’s the same world for everyone.

But that’s enough out of this dedicated player.